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Tinker (Verb)

Meaning¹

Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

He decided to tinker in his garage over the weekend rather than mow the lawn.
My grandfather used to tinker with old gadgets and machines to keep himself occupied.
While my mom was out, I snuck into the kitchen to tinker and ended up making a mess.
She loves to tinker in her garden whenever she has some free time.
The engineer was sent to the remote location to tinker and get some basic communication equipment working again.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Work

Hyponyms

Puddle

Related Words

Meaning²

Work as a tinker or tinkerer.

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

Do Work

Meaning³

Try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

Fiddle

Hypernyms